New evidence released in case of body found in Germantown

Blue paper found in victim's jeans could be a laundry tag

Montgomery County Police released these photographs of the cowboy boots found on a dead man in Germantown on Feb. 5. They are seeking the public's help to identify him.

County police said they hope that a small piece of blue paper with a name on it will help identify the man who was found shot to death in Germantown on Feb. 5.

Montgomery County Police said they are trying to confirm whether the victim's name is Carlos Quintero, the same name on a 2 inch by ù inch blue, paper tag that appears to have come from a laundry. The tag was attached to the man's jeans by a plastic tag commonly used to fasten price tags to clothing, police said. The tag contains a handwritten number, 22460, police said.

"It's just a blue piece of paper," said Lucille Baur, a police spokeswoman. "It's nothing that would give us any indication what laundry it is or whether it is a laundry, but it could reasonably be perceived as a laundry tag."

Police have been trying to identify the victim since his body was found around 4:10 a.m. on Feb. 5 between the travel lane and guard rail on the eastbound ramp of Father Hurley Boulevard that connects to southbound Interstate 270. The time and place of his death remains undetermined.

A preliminary autopsy report confirmed homicide as the cause of death and concluded the victim died of a gunshot wound, police said. Investigators found the blue piece of paper after the victim's clothing was returned to them from the Medical Examiner's Office, police said.

Police said they are hoping to hear from a laundry or dry cleaning business that might have used the tag for matching a customer and clothing.

Police said the victim, 6 feet tall and 260 pounds, was wearing a brown knit cap, brown leather waist-length jacket, blue jeans with embroidery on the rear pockets and brown ankle-high cowboy boots. He was also wearing a brown leather belt with a large belt buckle, and jewelry, which included four necklaces. Three of the necklaces were beaded and one was silver colored with a gold colored skeleton key charm.

Detectives ask anyone with information about the victim and the circumstances of the crime to call 240-773-5070.